# Chowraguri Village, Bijni, Bongaigaon (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/chowraguri/ Village · Bijni, Bongaigaon # Chowraguri Chowraguri is a village in Bijni sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,297 people in 622 households**, the 5th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 3,297people (2011) - 622households - 64.0%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Chowraguri PIN code and other codes Chowraguri falls in Bijni sub-district, Bongaigaon district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBaghmara Chouraguri - Community development blockManikpur - Census village code301693 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowraguri from nearby towns? - Bongaigaon (district HQ)20 km by road - Bijni (nearest town)4 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Chowraguri? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chowraguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijni - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bijni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chowraguri known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and jute**. About 30% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chowraguri Of every 100 households in Chowraguri in 2011, 40 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chowraguri · ■ Bijni rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **22% Toilet within the home ****60%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **56% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****76%** **46% Television ****20%** **15% Mobile phone ****55%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Chowraguri? ■ Chowraguri · ■ Bijni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084** **961 Working population ****35.1%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 53.3% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 553 (48%) · **■** Marginal 215 (19%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bijni - Patiladoha4,168 people - Garugaon No.24,034 people - Jaraguri No.23,812 people - Nowagaon3,398 people - Bhandara No.13,188 people - Nowapara No.13,102 people - Nachankuri No.12,936 people - Borbila2,930 people [All 84 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chowraguri from Bongaigaon?20 km by road - What is the population of Chowraguri?3,297 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowraguri in?Bongaigaon district (Bijni sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chowraguri?64.0% (Census 2011)